This Hoover canister includes a floor brush, dusting brush, and crevice tool. It weighs 24 pounds and provides helpful features such as a retractable cord, a brush on/off switch, suction control, manual carpet pile-height adjustment, and a telescopic wand.

About This Brand

Hoover introduced its first vacuum in 1907 and has established itself as one of the most recognizable brands in America. More recently, Hoover was bought from Whirlpool by TTI Floor Care, the owners of Dirt Devil. Hoover sells a wide variety of uprights at mass-market retailers, with models ranging from as little as $50 to $300. It also makes hand and stick vacuums, canister models (about $80 to $300), deep cleaners, central vacuums, bare-floor cleaners, and an outdoor sweeper, though the company is best known for its uprights.

BagDenotes whether the model has a disposable bag. A growing number of vacuums, particularly upright models, use a container that can be emptied, eliminating the bag. To capture fine-dirt particles, however, these models must use a filter (such as a HEPA filter) that can need routine cleaning or replacement. Replacement filters tend to be significantly more expensive than bags. While vacuums with bags may also use filters, the bag acts as a prefilter that helps to keep the fine-dirt filter cleaner, thus extending its performance until cleaning or replacement. Another caveat: Emptying the dustbin and cleaning a filter can be messy, and handling it may expose you to dust and other allergens.

Bag

No

Weight (lbs.)Weight of the vacuum cleaner, to the nearest pound.

Weight (lbs.)

24

Brush on/offAn on/off switch for the rotating brush lets you stop the brush from rotating when using tools or cleaning bare floors. This helps eliminate scattered dirt on bare floors and reduces the risk of injury if the vacuum tips over during use. It also reduces the risk of damaging a carpet or the finish of a bare floor if the vacuum sits in place at the low-height setting.

Brush on/off

Yes

Easy on/offA switch that's located on the handle or where your foot can activate it is more convenient than one on the body of the vacuum.

Easy on/off

Yes

Manual-pile adjustLets you adjust the height of the machine to a carpet's pile height to allow for easy movement and thorough cleaning. Adjustments are automatic on some models, but we prefer the manual control afforded by some models.

This vacum broke down almost the day we bought it, peices fell off, than it completly stopped working. The cord is too short. The first part to break off was the plastic knobs making it almost impossible to colapse. From there it just got worse, our neighbor bought one too, and she had the same problems. You get what you pay for.

How long have you owned it:

More than six months

Bottom Line

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

By PJS

from NJ

1.0

I don't recommend buying this vacuum

3/3/2012

Pros

Easy To Empty

Hard floor attachment

Cons

Inefficient

Poor Design

Poor suction for carpets

Unreliable

Best Uses

Hardwood Floors

Pet Hair

Comment:

We bought this because we have a lot of hardwood floors and cats and wanted something with a hard floor attachment. For this it works well. But that's where the pros end. Got a canister vac so my wife (and I ) could more easily manage vacuuming the stairs. The canister is not easy to manage. The suction is VERY underpowered for carpets. This unit's hose CLOGS... a LOT. And the poor design has the electric power cord running on the inside of the hose which makes clearing clogs a nightmare of a chore. The belt for the agitator comes off FREQUENTLY and taking off the cover is a pain with seven screws (we've already lost two from the number of times we've had to take off the cover to put the belt on or remove hair /string from the agitator roller. I don't recommend wasting your money on this unit. Poorly designed.

How long have you owned it:

More than six months

Bottom Line

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

By Robin G.

from Canton, Ohio

4.0

I love it.

2/24/2012

Pros

Easy to Use

Efficient

Lightweight

Long Power Cord

Powerful/Good Suction

Cons

Attachments

Best Uses

Carpet

Hardwood Floors

Pet Hair

Comment:

I think it does a great job. Granted, it's not a $1200 sweeper; however, it's not a $1200 sweeper. Yep, the light doesn't work very well. Fortunately, I don't vacuum in the dark. The power cord is long enough for anything I use it for in my house. The only thing I think could be better are the attachments. They are small and sometimes fall off of the wand. They don't click on to the wand.